Brazil vs India: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Brazil
2.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
3.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 3.20 billion tonnes against 2.08 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.12 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and India in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 35.76 million tonnes | 117.98 million tonnes | 82.22 million tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 37.16 million tonnes | 108.84 million tonnes | 71.69 million tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 54.74 million tonnes | 105.53 million tonnes | 50.78 million tonnes | India |
| 1880s | 104.70 million tonnes | 115.53 million tonnes | 10.83 million tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 119.11 million tonnes | 119.04 million tonnes | 64,300 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1900s | 178.01 million tonnes | 118.59 million tonnes | 59.42 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 301.29 million tonnes | 133.32 million tonnes | 167.97 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 405.26 million tonnes | 424.58 million tonnes | 19.32 million tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 217.55 million tonnes | 514.29 million tonnes | 296.74 million tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 417.86 million tonnes | 555.23 million tonnes | 137.37 million tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 820.10 million tonnes | 802.85 million tonnes | 17.25 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 539.94 million tonnes | 603.04 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 504.40 million tonnes | 835.87 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 604.44 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 893.45 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.29 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 948.43 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 624.81 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | 846.09 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Brazil or India?
- India, at 3.20 billion tonnes against 2.08 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Brazil and India?
- 1.12 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.